Martin Fackler
Writer at Freelance
Acting Tokyo Bureau Chief at The New York Times
Tokyo-based author. Words in @nytimes, @CJR, @ForeignPolicy, @litera_web, 雑誌President。『吠えない犬』など11冊の和書の著者・共著者。No investment advice.
Articles
-
1 week ago |
thestar.com.my | Martin Fackler
When Saou Ichikawa was named the winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 2023, one of Japan’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards, she flashed a thumbs-up to her parents and editor before going onstage to receive it in front of a gold screen. While the 45-year-old novelist was the 181st winner of the prize, she was the first to require a ramp to ascend the stage.
-
2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Martin Fackler
The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. "Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of rice," said the minister, Taku Eto. Japan's agriculture minister resigned on Wednesday amid an uproar over his remark that he had never bought a bag of rice, his nation's staple grain, which is in short supply nationally.
-
1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Martin Fackler
The president at turns praises and criticizes Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs. This month in the White House's Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President Trump paused to fondly recall a fallen friend. "The prime minister of Japan, Shinzo, was - Shinzo Abe - he was a fantastic man," Mr. Trump said during the tariff announcement on April 2.
-
2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Danielle Kaye |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |River Akira Davis |Martin Fackler | +10 more
The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.
-
2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Danielle Kaye |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |River Akira Davis |Martin Fackler | +11 more
The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 26K
- Tweets
- 14K
- DMs Open
- No
モナ・リザがこの時代に生きていたら、こんな顔？ https://t.co/SEexPbYTKt
Chinese academics also challenge the legitimacy of Japan's takeover of Okinawa in the 1870s, saying the Qing were too weak (and diverted by Japan's 1874 attack on Taiwan) to oppose it. While there are kernels of historical truth, these claims serve present-day political goals.
Russian state media publishes interview with Russian historian who accuses Japan of committing genocide against the Ainu. Anatoly Koshkin says “Hokkaido is not Japanese territory… It’s a colony conquered via many battles with the Ainu.” He accuses Japan of modern-day https://t.co/OLRBKvVxai
原発事故の最初の日から、政府は言葉の選び方により情報操作を行なってきた。今は「汚染水」対「処理水」だが、1号機が爆発した日に、「メルトダウン」や「溶融」を使っちゃういけないと言いながら、「炉心損傷」という意味不明な言い方にした。分かり難いのは、メディアが素直に政府に従ってきたこと
野村哲郎･農林水産相の「汚染水」発言。 中国の動向を想定できなかったことで大臣として無能であることを晒した野村農水相が、人としては ”正直者” であることが関係者の取材で分かった。 ※映像は8月31日 NHK『ニュース７』 https://t.co/OiBvz8Zu27
